ArcelorMittal Hamburg steel plant
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ArcelorMittal Hamburg steel plant, also known as Hamburger Stahlwerke GmbH, is a steel plant in Hamburg, Germany that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Hamburg, Germany:
- Location: Dradenaustrasse 33, 21129 Hamburg, Germany
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 53.522601, 9.900749 (exact)
Background
ArcelorMittal Hamburg steel plant is located in Germany's largest sea port. It consists of direct reduced iron-based Midrex plant, an electric arc furnace, two ladle furnaces, a continuous caster, and a two-strand wire rod mill.[1]
In September 2019, ArcelorMittal announced plans to work with Midrex Technologies to design the Hamburg demonstration plant to produce direct reduced iron in a DRI plant fed with natural gas (methane) with a capacity of 100 ttpa. The plant should be able to switch to hydrogen-based DRI when it is available in sufficient quantities at affordable prices.[2] This demonstration plant is set to start operations in 2026.[3] With the help of this pilot plant ArcelorMittal plans to increase capacity with a full scale plant using this technology by 2030. The full scale plant is envisaged to have a capacity of 600 ttpa, and the short-time work has already begun at the site as of October 2022.[4] Additionally, the plant plans to convert existing DRI plant to use green hydrogen, aiming to produce 1 mtpa of fossil-free steel by 2030, saving 800 ttpa of carbon emissions.[5]
Low-emissions/green steelmaking
This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.
Table 1: Green Steel Project Details
| Project 1 | |
|---|---|
| Project name | Hamburg H2 |
| Company | ArcelorMittal |
| Company has climate goals? | Yes |
| Location | Hamburg, Germany |
| Project website | Site |
| Project scale | Demo |
| Project status | Announced |
| Year to be online | 2026 |
| Technology to be used | H-DRI |
| Technology details | First tested using grey hydrogen from waste gases |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | 0 |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not stated |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) | Not applicable |
| Investment size (m USD) | 122 |
| Partners | Midrex |
| Date of announcement | 2019-09-16 |
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Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1969[6] | 530[7] |
Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArcelorMittal SA | 5000030092 | E100000000687 | ArcelorMittal Hamburg GmbH[8] | 5000072758 | E100001000498 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[8] | cord, rebar, mesh, billet, wire[8] | automotive, building and infrastructure, tools and machinery[8] | 2022[9] | 2022[10] | DRI; EAF |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1100[11] | 1100[11] |
Table 6: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 100[12] | 100[12] |
| operating | 600[13] | 600[13] |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 918[14] | 918[14] |
| 2020 | 900[15] | 900[15] |
| 2021 | 900[16] | 900[16] |
| 2022 | 700[17] | 700[17] |
| 2023 | 700[18] | 700[18] |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI production | Other/unknown iron production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 470[14] | –[14] | 470[14] |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2023 | unknown | – | – |
Unit Details
Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | announced[19] | 2019-09 | 2026[12] | – | shaft furnace[20] | 100[12] | –[20] |
| unknown DRI (2) | operating[8][17] | – | 1971[21] | Midrex[21] | shaft furnace[21] | 600[13] | methane[8] |
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[17] | 1100[11] |
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[22] | >0[22] | >0 |
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References
- ↑ "ArcelorMittal Hamburg". barsandrods.arcelormittal.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ Hydrogen-based steelmaking to begin in Hamburg, ArcelorMittal, Sep. 2019, Retrieved on: Dec. 18, 2020
- ↑ "Press corner". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ "ArcelorMittal postpones shutdown of Bremen blast furnace, looks to reduce output at site - EUROMETAL". EUROMETAL - The Voice of European Steel, Tubes and Metal Distribution representing all types of Steel Intermediation. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ "ArcelorMittal secures funding for new direct reduced iron plant in Germany". MetalMiner. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211223070415/https://hamburg.arcelormittal.com/Ueber-uns/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23.
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- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220217231331/https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/arcelormittal-gets-support-green-steel-plant-hamburg-2021-09-07/. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220129220418/https://corporate-media.arcelormittal.com/media/kl3iewkk/fact-book-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-29.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230328201952/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/obsd1lud/annual-report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-28.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Fact Book 2023" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. 2024-04-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-10.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220630160826/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/case-studies/hydrogen-based-steelmaking-to-begin-in-hamburg/. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220928090933/https://hamburg.arcelormittal.com/icc/arcelor-hamburg-de/med/b00/b0050ed2-707d-b361-249c-a91620ac9e52,11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-28.
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